Deadline April 30: Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest (a trusted FundsforWriters sponsor)

Published: Wed, 04/01/20

Deadline: April 30, 2020

The 28th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope, will award $3,000 for the best story and $3,000 for the best essay, and the top winners will receive prominent exposure on the Winning Writers home page. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Enter by April 30.

Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest), and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is recommended by Reedsy.

Key contest information:

Final judge: Dennis Norris II
12 cash prizes totaling $8,000
All 12 winning entries published on our website
Entry fee: $20 per entry
Enter online using Submittable
Length limit: 6,000 words per entry
Subject: Any
Multiple entries OK? Yes
Previously published work OK? Yes
Writers from most countries eligible
See past winning entries with judges' remarks
Read Duotrope's interview with Winning Writers editor Jendi Reiter about this contest

Enter online now via Submittable